Engaging students in pre-work – wisdom from the crowd
byMaking sure students prepare for class and complete assigned work is a longstanding challenge for all educators. We’ve written on Teaching@Sydney previously about one…
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EdTool Tips #6: The Not So Secret Guide to Groups in Blackboard
byIt is that time of the year again when we’re getting our sites up and running and matching our Blackboard configuration to our teaching…
My experience of assessment in a fully online unit
byAs I’m currently enrolled in a fully online MSc programme, I thought I’d share some honest observations about my experience of being assessed in…
Week 4 // Open… Site? – Sharing innovations in blended learning
byWeek 4 // Open Door is an event where staff from around the University are invited to attend colleagues’ face-to-face classes so that we…
Tutorial teaching for the first time: some advice for preparation
byWith the beginning of semester 1 looming, many higher degree research candidates will be preparing to tutor for the first time. This is likely…
The myth of the ‘digital native’
byIn 2001, Marc Prensky’s paper ‘Digital Natives, Digital Immigrants’ burst onto the education scene with a metaphor that managed to put into words what a…
Knowing Your Students – deep insight into your cohort
byAs we meet the many smiling faces in the first few classes of semester, we are often left wondering, who are our students exactly?…
Engaging students with tough topics using informal tutorial quizzes
byOn paper, tutorials are small classes that allow students to apply, discuss, debate or practice the week’s lecture content. Though often imagined as a forum for student…
Six quick and impactful changes you can do today on your Blackboard site
byAs we gear up for week 1, tens of thousands of students across the University will be logging into their Blackboard sites for the first…
What I learnt as an online student – 7 tips for teachers
byAfter 17 years as an educational designer I became an online student. Here is what I learnt. I first started working as an educational…